Abuja - XINHUA
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will join other world leaders in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for the burial of the country's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The Nigerian leader would be back in the country on Sunday, a statement from his office said. Zenawi who passed away at a hospital in Brussels, Belgium on Aug. 20 will be buried Sunday in Addis Ababa. President Jonathan had expressed shock and sadness over the news of the passing away of Zenawi. He described Zenawi's death as a major loss for Africa. He was a great African statesman, who is also a friend of Nigeria, a nation-builder and a great servant of the Ethiopian people, the Nigerian leader said.